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Music Connection 2013 "Hot 100" Band BLOWIN' SMOKE RHYTHM & BLUES REVUE Return To Harvelle's
BLOWIN' SMOKE RHYTHM & BLUES REVUE SELECTED A "HOT 100 ARTIST FOR 2013" BY MUSIC CONNECTION; LIVE AT HARVELLE'S THIS SATURDAY "The packed club was in good hands, as a diverse audience came together to be inspired and…
Continue Reading »Music Industry Veteran David Mobley Debuts "The David Mobley Show" February 17
It's The Debut Of... "The David Mobley Show" (Premiering Sunday, February 17) (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Longtime music industry veteran David Mobley launches The David Mobley Show, premiering Sunday, February 17 on Hot Mix 106 and airing 9…
Continue Reading »Music Maker Artist Ironing Board Sam Releases New Album
HILLSBOROUGH, NC (Sept 26, 2011)– Music Maker Relief Foundation is pleased to announce the release of bluesman Ironing Board Sam’s new record, Going Up. A product of more than 55 years of blues experience, this 13-track album features…
Continue Reading »Music Maker artist: Albert Smith - Big Belly Mama - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Big Belly Mama, from Albert Smith and it's a terrific example of stripped down blues. Smith, on broke down piano and vocal knows how to create the…
Continue Reading »Music Maker artist: Carolina Blues and Gospel - Shelton Powe - New Release Review
I just received a copy of Carolina Blues and Gospel, the new release by Shelton Powe. Shelton is a real Blues Man having been raised in a music family and spending a lot of his youth deeply consumed…
Continue Reading »Music Maker artist: Cary Morin - Sing It Louder - New Recording review
I just received the new release "Sing It Louder" from Cary Morin. The release is filled with upbeat acoustic folk/blues tunes which are expertly crafted and sung by Morin. It's curious listening to this recording as it brings…
Continue Reading »Music Maker artist: Ninth Wonder - Ironing Board Sam - New Release Review
I just got a copy of the Ninth Wonder of The World of Music, a "Lost" release by Ironing Board Sam on Music Makers. This is a recording that was made in 1967 according to the liner notes…
Continue Reading »Music Maker artist: Robert Lee Coleman - One More Mile - New Release Review
I just received the new recording One More Mile, by Robert Lee Coleman. The recording opens with Somebody Loves Me, a light shuffle. Coleman doesn't waste any time before demonstrating his tasteful guitar trade. Shoe Is On The…
Continue Reading »Music Maker artists at Jazzfest!
Music Maker Artists and Founder at New Orleans Jazzfest! We're thrilled that four MMRF artists as well as MMRF board members the Carolina Chocolate Drops will all be performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival !…
Continue Reading »Music Maker artists: Boo Hanks with Dom Flemons - Buffalo Junction - New Recording Review
I just received a copy of one of the coolest traditional and Piedmont style blues recordings to hit the market in a long time. 83 year old Boo Hanks, who has played locally and worked in the tobacco…
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